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I didn't like the Jimmy the Greek one that much.
I thought they focused too much on his downfall in the TV business. I wish they would have focused more on his gambling...
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I couldn't believe Reggie hit 6 points in eight seconds. - Man was he awesome. - I loved how he started making the "choke" gesture toward Spike Lee.
- Basketball was really cool back then. - Those Knick teams with Starks, Mason, Ewing, Oakley, and the Bulls with MJ, Pippen, and co. - Special time for the NBA.
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Cavs didn't even look like they were trying until the 3rd qt. tonight. Also in YOUR FACE Charlie V. Thats what you get for not coming to the Cavs, you didn't even start tonight! 
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charlie v's outside shooting in the 3rd and 4th was pretty darn good...
good game though, detroit's guys have really given us all we could handle in the last 2 games... we're down a few guys, they're down quite a few as well..
mo was on fire though, good to see lebron feeding him the ball late in the game. i want more of that and less of lebron taking stupid 3's. i don't find the 45 foot 3 bomb every once in a while because it can deflate a team, but when he's constantly doing it we're killing ourselves. it's not often, but sometimes i think lbj still thinks he has eric snow and ira newble out there with him...
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Detroit "down" a few players,...noted,...but this team is playing well -- very well -- without it's full load, especially when LeBron plays, as you intimated, with more control.
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Detroit "down" a few players,...noted,...but this team is playing well -- very well -- without it's full load, especially when LeBron plays, as you intimated, with more control.
we're giving up too many buckets around the rim, but i guess that is to be expected when your only 7 footers are either hurt or waiting to come back.
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Without being too much of a basketball "technician," I would sense Shaq and Z can shore that weakness up some.
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Without being too much of a basketball "technician," I would sense Shaq and Z can shore that weakness up some.
haha, pretty much, that is one thing that i love having about shaq, he is not afraid to make sure guys have to earn their points at the foul line. he just needs to be smarter about it against orlando.
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Watching the game tonight - and it struck me that what I was watching was much akin to watching a Lion play with its food.
That was a seriously fun game tonight, hehe.
Browns is the Browns
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j/c,...I love the math on clinching the Central Division,...  The Pacers had 17 games left before last night,...like the Cavs were going to lose 14 straight while Indiana won 17 in a row. This thing was over long before last night's "clinch." 
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Cavs are really rolling right now.
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i love when the team adoped that "no excuses" mentality years back. i think it's paying off now. you don't have a true big, shaq is hurt, z is in limbo, but because of your depth, and because guys are stepping it up, the team just keeps going. that is the true mark of a championship team.
glad to hear that shaq appears to be in great shape, despite the fact that he has not played or practiced in a few weeks
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Aren't we 4 days away from Z signing?
Man, it would be great to be in the arena when Z gets announced as a starter. Talk about a standing O.
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Monday is the day. I think Z asked Ferry to do the trade this way on purpose so he could watch the full first 4 days of the tourney 
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I disagree, they are not playing good defense right now. Recently, they have played 2 vastly inferior teams....and to add to that both of those teams were missing people(making them even MORE inferior) and they allowed both teams to stay in the game the entire time.
If we were "rolling" LeBron would have no business whatsoever playing in the 4th quarter.
But we are winning...which is good...and we are doing it without either of our BIG men. So something can be said for that. We are taking advantage of a weak part of the schedule....But I don't want to be fooled by thinking that nothing is going wrong. Because the defense has been outright soft by true"Cavalier" standards...
I thought I was wrong once....but I was mistaken...
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Man, it would be great to be in the arena when Z gets announced as a starter. Talk about a standing O.
Can't sign him till the 21st, and that's when we start a small road trip. So his frist game at the Q won't be until the 28th against Sacramento. his first nationally televised game at the Q won't be until Apr 2 against Atlanta.
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we are sleepwalking through the 1st halves of games against inferior opponents.
then, we are putting the pedal to the metal and blowing them out for chunks of the 2nd half.
positive: we are showing that we don't need to play at 100% to beat these teams, but are also showing we know exactly how much we need to make sure we don't lose.
negative: it is a dangerous trap to get into by not playing at a high level for the entire game. one that we fell into last spring with 2 easy playoff matchups before Orlando.
on the negative though, LA last year around this time and Boston the year before got into the same type of traps and they both rebounded to win the title. the only important thing at this point is getting the #1 overall seed while staying healthy. we should have a more challening first 2 rounds of the playoffs this year that will get us better prepared for the rest.
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I almost get the feeling they WANT to challenge themselves, to show to themselves that they can win a tight game in crunch time. So they toy around for 3 quarters and then win it when it counts. I just hope they can put the pedal to the floor for an entire 4 quarters when the playoffs come. 
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I almost get the feeling they WANT to challenge themselves, to show to themselves that they can win a tight game in crunch time. So they toy around for 3 quarters and then win it when it counts.
I just hope they can put the pedal to the floor for an entire 4 quarters when the playoffs come.
I recall last year the team sittting LBJ in 4th quarters because the games were run-a-ways and when it got to play-off time pundits and fans questioned if the lack of 4th quarter gut checks would do them in. To a certain degree I believe it did. There is some positive in the need of 4th quarter lock downs this year...but I also don't want them to think they can do that at will to the better teams. Maybe an early 1st round test this year would be good.
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the defense has not been good because we're letting easy buckets happen around the rim. layups, dunks, but that goes with losing both of your 7 footers.
when shaq was in, we were the usual defensive juggernaut.
i'm not really worried about the season anymore. the cavs don't really get hot/cold, they are who they are. they rely on defense, other teams deal with hot and cold because they are more offense oriented. shooting comes and goes. defense just takes the effort.
when the cavs eventually matchup with orlando, because that series is probably coming, it won't matter how the cavs played before, it will matter on health, and how the cavs execute. can shaq stay out of foul trouble, can we close out on their shooters, etc...
what should be applauded right now is the cavs ability to adapt to a situation. everyone rips mike brown, but nobody wants to give him credit where credit is due. everyone loves to rip his offense (cavs have averaged ridiculous offensive numbers over the last 2 months)
being able to adapt is something that can get you a championship.
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We should be re-signing Z any time now
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13 more minutes till we resign Z! 
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the report on espn I just saw said they dont' expect a deal until wed
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can't wait to get him back. i think it may take time for him to get to the point of playing significant minutes in significant moments in the game, but it will be great to have the big man back. http://www.cleveland.com/cavs/index.ssf/2010/03/cleveland_cavaliers_vs_detroit_1.htmllooks like shaq looks great, and has vowed to come back in even better shape. i really hope he can get on the floor by the end of round 1 or beginning of round 2... cavs looked great yesterday though. kinda sick of seeing detroit, that's like 3 games in the last 3 weeks against them.
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i've been a bad fan the past couple weeks.
with the tourney kicking into high gear and the Cavs playing a bunch of lower level teams, I have barely watched any of the last few Cavs games.
that said, the first game Z comes back will certainly get my attention. less so for Shaq, but I'll still definitely watch.
can't wait for the playoffs. at this point, I really want the Heat just to watch Wade see what it's like to have a full team surrounding a superstar.
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I've been a whiner when its come to the free throws, so I must give props when they take care of charity stripe. Last 2 games...
23 of 29 yesterday for 79%
24 of 28 against the Bulls for about 86%
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I didn't get a chance to watch them yesterday but I get up with it via boxscore. I like the easy wins bc it means less minutes for the starters. Really impressed with Powe's progression, on cleveland.com they had a thing on him and the dunk he had. He was happy that his knee did well and handled the dunk. I think its all about regaining confidence in his knee.
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he finally broke through and had a decent game. he's the type of guy you want out there in the playoffs. someone who is going to play nasty in the paint. who is going to fight for those tough rebounds.
there is no guarantee he sees the floor in the playoffs, because of our depth and his uncertainty, but if he's good enough to get out there, i love it.
the guy is an incredible story, even aside from the injuries, read about how he was brought up.
p.s. playoffs start 3 weeks from saturday.
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He was a free throw machine last night... it was fun to watch. Seemed like he was getting to the stripe every time I blinked... I thought he was gonna get their whole team to foul out!
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He was a free throw machine last night... it was fun to watch. Seemed like he was getting to the stripe every time I blinked... I thought he was gonna get their whole team to foul out!
This would be huge in a series with Orlando or the Lakers ... if he can draw fouls against Dwight or Gasol, that would be immense.
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cavs are #1 in stein's rankings. i don't put a ton of stock into these because it's a flavor of the week type of thing. but they are fun. http://espn.go.com/nba/powerrankings?year=2010&week=21love the bit about the cavs though Quote:
Big Z comes back soon. Leon Powe has started to contribute. And Shaq is apparently in OK shape while his thumb heals. The Cavs, folks, are heading to the playoffs with more momentum than last season's Cavs had.
i think milwaukee is much to high. yes they are playing well. yes they did beat denver. but that is an awful high ranking for a team that is probably not going to even win 50 games.
i cannot wait to blast them in the q in a week. i've heard some smack from some of my milwaukee people about how they are going to upstage us.
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Got some friends in New Orleans saying the same stuff to me about Wed's match up. They are acting like Thorton is the next great star to emerge in league, saying he is going to put up 40 against the Cavs.
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i think milwaukee is much to high. yes they are playing well. yes they did beat denver. but that is an awful high ranking for a team that is probably not going to even win 50 games.
Statement game. Both sides will talk it down, but its a statement game. Bucks will be amped.
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it's a statement game for the Bucks. Let's be honest. While it's nice to keep the surging teams at bay, winning or losing this game will have little to nothing to do about the Cavs seed or confidence heading into the postseason.
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